SHEET OF CREATIVE TASKS


CLASS
B
PHASE
Predisposition
APPLICATION FIELDS
Various
ASSUMPTIONS
The people who receive the sheet are expected to answer.
PROS
The technique is very easy and flexible. It does not require many resources.
CONS
It could be difficult to push the people to fill the sheet. The emerged ideas could be out of scope since few details about the general aim of the sheet are given.
DESCRIPTION
The Sheet for Creative Tasks is a specific creative request. Those who receives it have to provide creative ideas in relation to a well defined topic. The Sheet for Creative Tasks aims to win people's reluctance and solicit the presentation of new ideas. Onto this sheet the creative task should be described without too many details, specifying however the nature (a suggestion, a solution, further alternatives, a new concept, etc.). It is possible to provide suggestions related to the creative techniques that could be utilised. On the sheet it is possible to write down a specific provocation, but the recipient is free to use it or not. A deadline is fixed and the filled sheets must be given back to the sender within that date. The various ideas and concepts are therefore collected and, if further information about one idea are needed, the person who suggested it is contacted. If necessary, the people who demonstrated high interest and capacity can be called together to hold a creative session. The Sheet for Creative Tasks can be organised by the Centre for Creativity or by the person in charge of the process. Any person in any sector that needs a creative contribution for a specific topic can deliver one. Anyway things are easier if the process is coordinated by a Centre for Creativity. Obviously a sheet for creative tasks related to a specific sector can be directly sent without submitting it to the Centre.
REFERENCES
  • Edward De Bono; Serious Creativity Using the Power Lateral thinking to Create New Ideas, The McQuaig Group, 1992